Mureka Surname
Approximately 434 people bear this surname
Mureka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 185 | 1:83,450 | 12,162 |
| Kenya | 158 | 1:292,278 | 18,763 |
| Namibia | 36 | 1:66,928 | 7,260 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mureka (98) may also be a first name.
Mureka Demographics
Mureka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mureka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mureka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mureka occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mureka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 684,148th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 16,791,580 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mureka live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 956,749th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 98 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 83,450. In Zimbabwe Mureka is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 45 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 38 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 36 percent reside and Namibia, where 8 percent reside.
Mureka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mureka surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mureka
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